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. 2020 Jan 8;6:477. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00477

Table 8.

Clinical chemistry values (mean ± SD) in female cats prior to and during AFD1 feeding.

Females Study day AFD1 level Reference ranges (14)
0 ppm 7 ppm 39 ppm 66 ppm
Glucose
mg/dL
−70 73.2 ± 3.9 72.0 ± 1.6 76.8 ± 5.9 77.0 ± 2.5 60–120
−7 102.8 ± 25.1 90.4 ± 25.6 66.4 ± 4.0 92.0 ± 22.5
100 83.8 ± 19.1 73.8 ± 3.3 85.4 ± 25.4 83.2 ± 17.1
182 76.2 ± 25.4 80.0 ± 13.5 70.4 ± 11.2 74.2 ± 9.4
Serum urea nitrogen mg/dL −70 24.6 ± 4.8 25.6 ± 1.3 25.2 ± 2.2 25.8 ± 4.2 19–34
−7 21.4 ± 2.4 24.0 ± 2.7 22.8 ± 0.8 21.0 ± 2.9
100 25.0 ± 2.6 27.6 ± 1.1 28.2 ± 1.8 23.2 ± 2.2
182 26.2 ± 3.6 26.0 ± 3.5 24.4 ± 3.1 20.8*± 1.9
Creat
mg/dL
−70 1.26 ± 0.28 1.28 ± 0.19 1.32 ± 0.38 1.22 ± 0.18 0.9–2.2
−7 1.24 ± 0.26 1.42 ± 0.08 1.20 ± 0.12 1.24 ± 0.13
100 1.22 ± 0.08 1.52*± 0.08 1.56*± 0.21 1.28*± 0.13
182 1.18 ± 0.22 1.34 ± 0.11 1.12 ± 0.13 1.04 ± 0.17
Total bilirubin
mg/dL
−70 0.02 ± 0.04 0.00 ± 0.00 0.00 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.04 0–0.1
−7 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n
100 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n
182 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n 0.00 ± 0.00 n
Bile acids
μg/mL
−7 0.069 ± 0.093 0.138 ± 0.137 0.159 ± 0.259 0.081 ± 0.028 0–2.04$
100 1.321 ± 2.551 0.132 ± 0.247 0.189 ± 0.355 0.138 ± 0.142
182 0.173 ± 0.317 0.154 ± 0.135 0.216 ± 0.127 0.269 ± 0.134
AST
U/L
−70 23.8 ± 2.8 27.8 ± 5.0 28.0 ± 7.3 26.2 ± 5.6 7–38
−7 28.4 ± 4.8 30.4 ± 8.9 24.0 ± 506 24.4 ± 3.7
100 25.0 ± 7.0 24.8 ± 1.9 31.0 ± 9.4 24.4 ± 2.9
182 28.2 ± 7.1 25.6 ± 3.8 22.4 ± 6.0 22.4 ± 2.5
ALT
U/L
−70# 73.2 ± 10.8 102.8 ± 47.3 82.2 ± 25.0 95.8 ± 25.6 25–97
−7 65.2 ± 9.6 71.6 ± 18.9 45.4*± 6.9 57.6 ± 6.7
100 59.8 ± 15.0 57.8 ± 7.8 50.6 ± 5.8 47. ± 8.1
182 65.4 ± 17.8 52.4*± 10.4 42.6*± 6.5 48.6*± 7.6
ALP
U/L
−70 24.4 ± 11.2 20.8 ± 4.1 24.8 ± 8.6 20.2 ± 12.1 0–45
−7 20.4 ± 4.7 16.6 ± 3.3 24.0 ± 9.4 19.0 ± 5.8
100 20.6 ± 4.8 16.6 ± 5.6 19.0 ± 5.4 15.2 ± 4.1
182 14.0 ± 5.5 17.8 ± 2.5 18.4 ± 3.8 17.4 ± 5.4
SDH
U/L
−7 4.74 ± 3.06 5.30 ± 3.91 1.44 ± 0.88 5.26 ± 4.59 3.9–7.7$
100 1.18 ± 2.42 0.08 ± 0.18 0.00 ± 0.00 0.70 ± 0.64
182 5.60 ± 2.70 3.90 ± 1.12 4.32 ± 2.76 3.78 ± 0.79
ALB
g/dL
−70 3.56 ± 0.05 3.58 ± 0.19 3.42 ± 0.16 3.62 ± 0.30 2.8–3.9
−7 3.18 ± 0.26 3.58**± 0.04 2.90 ± 0.14 3.44**± 0.15
100 3.26 ± 0.11 3.44 ± 0.26 3.40 ± 0.23 3.42 ± 0.11
182 3.18 ± 0.11 3.20 ± 0.12 3.06 ± 0.23 3.28 ± 0.11
A/G −70 1.10 ± 0.07 1.14 ± 0.09 1.06 ± 0.05 1.14 ± 0.13 0.45–1.45$
−7 0.88 ± 0.08 0.92 ± 0.04 1.00 ± 0.10 0.94 ± 0.15
100 0.90 ± 0.00 0.96*± 0.05 1.06*± 0.05 0.98*± 0.08
182 0.96 ± 0.09 1.02 ± 0.08 1.12 ± 0.15 1.10 ± 0.07
Total protein
g/dL
−70 6.80 ± 0.32 6.72 ± 0.18 6.60 ± 0.38 6.84 ± 0.31 6.0–7.9
−7 6.76 ± 0.38 7.42*± 0.26 5.88*± 0.66 7.10 ± 0.29
100 6.90 ± 0.31 7.02 ± 0.37 6.66 ± 0.58 6.90 ± 0.35
182 6.44 ± 0.29 6.34 ± 0.25 5.88 ± 0.79 6.24 ± 0.22
Na+
mEq/L
−70 153.4 ± 1.5 153.6 ± 1.5 154.0 ± 1.9 154.0 ± 2.2 146–156
−7 145.6 ± 7.0 154.6**± 1.3 137.0 ± 3.8 154.4**± 2.8
100 152.2 ± 2.3 153.4 ± 1.1 152.8 ± 1.6 152.8 ± 3.6
182 147.0 ± 1.4 148.4 ± 1.1 140.6 ± 3.8 142.8*± 2.8
K+
mEq/L
−70 4.38 ± 0.26 4.28 ± 0.36 4.32 ± 0.30 4.20 ± 0.12 3.7–6.1
−7 5.16 ± 0.90 5.14 ± 0.38 4.42 ± 0.31 5.16 ± 0.47
100 5.18 ± 0.36 5.38 ± 0.48 5.46 ± 0.42 5.06 ± 0.47
182 5.12 ± 0.41 5.54 ± 0.36 4.78 ± 0.16 5.14 ± 0.31
Calc
mg/dL
−70 9.38 ± 0.23 9.56 ± 0.47 9.38 ± 0.30 9.56 ± 0.24 8.7–11.7
−7 9.20 ± 0.79 9.94*± 0.36 8.22 ± 0.38 9.98*± 0.29
100 9.54 ± 0.22 9.78 ± 0.51 9.40 ± 0.45 9.54 ± 0.24
182 9.18 ± 0.25 9.60 ± 0.22 8.62*± 0.42 9.08 ± 0.13
Phos
mg/dL
−7 4.60 ± 0.31 4.96 ± 0.48 3.60**± 0.20 4.90 ± 0.66 3.0–6.1
100 4.94 ± 0.48 4.08*± 0.29 4.18*± 0.54 4.18*± 0.58
182 5.10 ± 0.80 4.48*± 0.63 4.06*± 0.45 4.34*± 0.15
Cl
mEq/L
−70 118.4 ± 2.6 118.2 ± 1.6 119.2 ± 0.8 118.8 ± 1.8 115–130
−7 115.2 ± 5.8 122.8 ± 0.4 109.6 ± 3.8 122.4 ± 1.1
100 122.4 ± 1.5 123.0 ± 0.7 122.2 ± 1.1 123.0 ± 2.3
182 117.4 ± 1.5 119.6 ± 1.1 113.2 ± 3.0 114.4*± 1.7
Blood taurine
nmol/mL
−7/−6 451.6 ± 82.5 395.8 ± 103.1 379.8 ± 52.6 441.2 ± 67.6 275–701$$
100/101 332.4 ± 118.3 365.4 ± 120.7 302.2 ± 130.5 317.4 ± 79.8
182 438.6 ± 97.2 424.4 ± 85.1 338.2 ± 66.3 435.4 ± 57.0

AFD1, anti-Fel d 1 IgY; Creat, Creatinine; AST, Aspartate transferase; ALT, Alanine transferase; ALP, Alkaline phosphatase; SDH, Sorbitol Dehydrogenase; ALB, Albumin; A/G, Albumin/Globulin Ratio; Na+, Sodium; K+, Potassium; Calc, Calcium; Cl, Chloride; Phos, Phosphorus.

*

Significant at P < 0.05 when compared to the control group within a study day.

**

Significant at P < 0.01 when compared to the control group within a study day.

#

Day−70 data obtained at Vendor location prior to shipment to study site.

SD, Standard deviation; n, Data not appropriate for statistical analysis;

$

Kaneko (24);

$$

UC Davis (21).